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Rooots has a new team member. Nicholas Garvey joined the team on 20th February. Nicholas also works at SLATE. We are all looking forward to stamping out bullying with his help. Ring Cathy 0113 270 32 33 if you wantRead On

We are running 4 new courses for people with learning difficulties. They are free for people who live in Leeds. They start on Thursday 4th April 2019, 11.30 AM – 2.30 PM they are for people who want to –Read On

The Trouble with Sexting is now fully booked. It was a training course for women with learning difficulties living in Leeds. The course has been so popular that it will be run again later in the year. If you areRead On

We run free person centred thinking training for people supporting adults with learning difficulties in Leeds. If you would like to go on our mailing list for the training follow the link below http://eepurl.com/dl_6y1 Our training includes – WritingRead On

A group of people with learning disabilities and their supporters are organising a march for Learning Disability Pride this year. We are doing it at the Learning Disability Picnic at Temple Newsam on Friday 21st June. We are very excitedRead On

We had a great AGM. We have different directors on the Board. There were some great performances. We had singing, drumming and impressions. The winner was Elysia Randall. Elysia sang “Stand By Me” the great soul classic.

To celebrate 100 years since the first women in the UK got the vote we got some money from the Women’s Vote Centenary Fund. We used the money to run 2 events for women with learning difficulties in Leeds. ToRead On

Your Health Matters have created some great resources for providers to use. Their website looks at – What is the Accessible Information Standard? What is accessible information? What is easy read? Click on the link below to go to their websiteRead On

Upcoming Events

March 21, 2019 10:30 amDay 2 The Trouble with Sexting Training

April 4, 2019 11:30 amMy Life My Way - Training for People with Learning Difficulties

April 11, 2019 11:30 amMy Life My Way - Training for People with Learning Difficulties

April 18, 2019 11:30 amMy Life My Way - Training for People with Learning Difficulties